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Title
View of State Capitol from SSE, Lansing
Creator
James P. Edmonds

Institution
Capital Area District Library

Subject
State capitol (Lansing, MI)

Subject
State governments

Subject
NULL

Item Number
JQ01p005

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
tiff

Description
Photograph of State Capitol, Lansing. Taken shortly after construction was completed in 1878. The act providing for its erection was passed March 31, 1871. Cornerstone was laid October 2, 1873. Total cost $1,510,130.59. Dedicated and occupied in 1879.

View of State Capitol from SSE, Lansing

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